Specific emotion and momentary emotion regulation in adolescence and early adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Emotion regulation (ER) is an important factor in resilience and overall well-being throughout development, and youth report increased variation in emotion and capacity for regulation across adolescence and early adulthood. Specific emotions may be associated with the use of different ER strategies, but much evidence exclusively collapses across negative and positive affect or may not reflect the daily experience of emotion and emotion regulation. The present study examined associations between the experience of unique positive and negative emotions and the use of common ER strategies in adolescence and early adulthood during daily life using ecological momentary assessment (EMA). The sample included 184 high school and college students (55% female, M_age = 17.88, SD

SUBMITTER: Smith MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature